Engineering and Ethics

The question is:Why should engineers and engineering students concern themselves with the study of ethics? Is a course such as NHV (Nature and Human Vaules) of any real value? Can ethics actually be taught?Meaning of NHV course:Nature and Human Values will focus on diverse views and critical questions concerning traditional and contemporary issues linking the quality of human life and Nature, and their interdependence. The course will examine various disciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches regarding two major questions:How has Nature affected the quality of human life and the formulation of human values and ethics?How have human actions, values, and ethics affected Nature?These issues will use cases and examples taken from across time and cultures.Themes will include but are not limited to population, natural resources, stewardship of the Earth, and the future of human society. This is a writing-intensive course that will provide instruction and practice in expository writing, using the disciplines and perspectives of the Humanities and Social Sciences.